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   IMERC | Oct 22, 2009 05:42am | #1

   clamping frame held in place with nuts and bolts...

    

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   gfretwell | Oct 22, 2009 05:59am | #2

   Silicone will work. I make signs by sandwiching a laser printed page between 2 lexan sheets and sealing the edges with clear silicone. They seem to last forever.

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   Piffin | Oct 22, 2009 03:08pm | #3

   I have never seen an adhesive on Laxan work signs made with it alwys have it betwwn two frames clamping it.

   I replaced a greehouse roof panels with new ones - polycarbonate.
   The old silicone peeled right off - it was there for a seal between the plastic and the AL, but not as an adhesive.

   And a vehicle with rattles and vibrations and high wind speeds would be even harder to hold in place.

    

    

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   Luka | Oct 22, 2009 07:49pm | #4

   Lexel.

   ..It's all fun and games, until someone puts an eye out..You are always welcome at Quittintime

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   junkhound | Oct 22, 2009 07:59pm | #5

   Hot glue gun with polycarbonate sticks.

   (aka welding<G>)

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   Luka | Oct 22, 2009 08:32pm | #6

   How well did that lexel stay stuck to the lexan and metal, in the old jimmy ?..It's all fun and games, until someone puts an eye out..You are always welcome at Quittintime

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   junkhound | Oct 22, 2009 10:19pm | #8

   Peeled right off* IIRC, I'll take a look at the scrap pile later today and post again later. 

   * after the every 1" sheet metal screws were removed <G>

    

   BTW, what airplanes use for polycarbonate to metal is a 2 part urethane, such as 3M DP604, retails for about $10 for 50 mL.  Comes in 5 gal pails also for a 'few' hundred bucks each. 

   Edited 10/22/2009 3:48 pm ET by junkhound

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   Luka | Oct 22, 2009 10:39pm | #9

   Ouch !Maybe I'll have to re-think my sealants. Would you think it would have been better or worse had I used silicone or something else ?I'll bet that removing those screws was almost as much fun as putting them in.;o)..It's all fun and games, until someone puts an eye out..You are always welcome at Quittintime

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   Sphere | Oct 23, 2009 01:43am | #11

   I love lexel for a lot of things, and I do think Lexan is one of the things that it won't do well. Lexan is less affected by the solvent in Lexel than cast acrylic ( plexiglas).
   I used a lot of Lexan for clear jigs, and even cyanoacrylate didn't always stay stuck.
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   Luka | Oct 23, 2009 03:35am | #12

   Sounds like maybe some sanding may be in order, the next time...It's all fun and games, until someone puts an eye out..You are always welcome at Quittintime

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   Sphere | Oct 23, 2009 03:45am | #13

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   Tomrocks21212 | Oct 23, 2009 12:48am | #10

   Wasn't aware of the aircraft angle.
   This is a frequent topic of discussion on a number of Jeep and off-road websites, and the consensus is to bolt it and hope for the best with leakage. Too much differential movement between the Lexan and the metal frames

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   Piffin | Oct 22, 2009 09:24pm | #7

   I was wondering if that was available, but will it stick to metal frame? 

    

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